SVAGRIHA

SMALL

VERSATILE

AFFORDABLE

Apoorv Vij
Association for Development and Research of Sustainable Habitats
National Conference on Green Design
2nd March 2012
Need
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 GRIHA
• Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA)
created by TERI in 2005 and endorsed by Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy in 2007

• Green building rating based on 34 criteria

• Extremely detailed rating system

• Involves a lot of due diligence to ensure implementation on

site
what about small scale construction?
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And the cumulative impacts….
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SVAGRIHA

Simple

Versatile

Affordable
• Dedicated design-cum-rating tool designed for buildings with
built-up area less than 2500 sqm.

• 14 criteria covering categories: landscape, energy, water &

waste, materials and lifestyle
Criterion
number Criterion name Points
Reduce exposed, hard paved surface on site and maintain native
1 vegetation cover on site 6
2 Passive architectural design and systems 4
Good fenestration design for reducing direct heat gain and glare while
3 maximising daylight penetration 6

4 Efficient artificial lighting system 2

5 Thermal efficiency of building envelope 2

6 Use of energy efficient appliances 3

7 Use of renewable energy on site 4

8 Reduction in building and landscape water demand 5

9 Rainwater harvesting 4

10 Generate resource from waste 2

11 Reduce embodied energy of building 4

12 Use of low-energy materials in interiors 4

13 Adoption of green Lifestyle 4

14 Innovation 2
Total 50
Sub-Group Maximum Minimum Points achieved SVAGRIHA
points points to be Rating
achieved
25-30
Landscape 6 3

31-35
Energy 21 11

Water & 11 6 36-40

waste
Materials 8 4 41-45

Others 4 1 45-50
 Advantages

• A simplified system which assists architects in designing as

well as rating the building
 Composite
Solar Chimney/Wind Tower
Courtyards
Water bodies for evaporation
Reduced solar access

Building/Site planning to increase cross ventilation (layout of windows in the rooms and
building for wind flow)
Earth berming
Thermal mass to reduce heat gain/loss
Dense vegetation cover to moderate micro-climate
Cavity walls
Terrace Garden/Green Roof
Roof insulation using clay pots(mutkas)
Design according to site slopes
Light shelves

Internal distribution of spaces to be carried out such that buffer spaces like store rooms,
staircases, toilets etc. are located on the eastern and western facades

Cool roofs in the form of terrace gardens/roof ponds etc. (high reflective paint finish would
not be accepted here)
Geothermal cooling/heating
Ventilators
 Advantages

• A versatile system: no specific criteria is mandatory, only

points in each category are
 Sub-Group Maximum Minimum points
points to be achieved

Landscape 6 3

Energy 21 11

Water & waste 11 6

Materials 8 4

Others 4 1
 Advantages

• Entirely
Designedcalculator
for different
based
climatic
tool with
zones
pre-fed
and incorporates
data
regional variations
Examples of criterion
 Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE)

Source: http://www.globalchangeblog.com/2010/04/city-dwellers-of-the-future-urban-heat-island-warming-may-be-as-
large-as-doubling-co2/
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 Total paved area =

Site Area – (Building footprint + Landscape area)

Direct Heat Gain through fenestrations
Direct Heat Gain through windows depends on three aspects:
Orientation
 Shading Devices
&
Glass Specifications
 Direct Heat Gain through fenestrations =

Window Area

Insolation (dependent upon orientation)

SHGC of the fenestration (dependent upon shading & glass specifications)

• Enter the details in the tool

• The tool calculates the overall reduction in direct

heat gain through fenestrations

• The more the reduction, the better the design.

 Golmaal (1979) – Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Source: http://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.in/2011/09/masters-hrishikesh-mukherjee.html
Thank You